Kim Basinger Movies: The Films OfA Talented
American Actress

There has been a diverse selection of Kim Basinger movies released over the
years from Dog and Cat in 1977 to Charlie St. Cloud in 2010.

Kim Basinger is an American actress and past model who played the character
of Domino Petachi in the 1983 James Bond movie Never Say Never
Again. She was born in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, USA on December 8th
1953.

Kim Basinger learned dancing at an early age and gradually began to enjoy
singing and dancing. She competed in beauty contests in her teen years, and won
the Junior Miss Georgia pageant. Basinger moved to New York after being spotted
by Ford Modeling Agency and offered a contract.

“You'll never give up your old habits, James.”

Featuring in many advertisements, Kim Basinger was also a popular face on
magazine covers in the early 1970s. She was also a Breck Shampoo girl in 1972
and 1974. In addition, she sang at various New York clubs and bars.

Basinger moved to Los Angeles in 1976 to begin an acting career. In her first
television role, Dog and Cat (1977), she portrayed a police detective,
before starring in Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold (1978). Her first
major big screen role was in Hard Country (1981).

In her early days as an actress Basinger appeared mainly in television series
and films. Some of the well-known Kim Basinger movies produced for TV include:
The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978), Killjoy (1981), and The Mermaid
Chair (2006).

A James Bond film (Never Say Never
Again) was a welcome addition to the list of Kim Basinger movies in 1983.
Basinger's acting career took off when starring alongside Sean Connery and Klaus Maria
Brandauer in this unofficial 007 movie. She also featured in a spread of
Playboy magazine at the time the film was released.

Domino Petachi (Basinger) was the ideal lover for James Bond (Sean Connery)
who was returning to the role of Agent 007 for the final time, after his
previous outing twelve years prior in Diamonds Are
Forever (1971).

Kim Basinger is remembered for being one of the few James Bond girls to share
several romantic moments with 007. These included a soothing massage, a shower
in a nuclear submarine, and relaxation in an outdoor spa.

Popular Kim Basinger movies include:

The Burning Plain (2008)

Cellular (2004)

The Door in the Floor (2004)

8 Mile (2002)

L.A. Confidential (1997)

Batman (1989)

The Natural (1984)

From Here to Eternity (1979)

Dog and Cat (1977)

Of all the Kim Basinger movies, it was 9 1/2 Weeks that brought
Basinger into the international spotlight. In this 1986 erotic drama, she
starred alongside Mickey Rourke as Elizabeth McGraw. Basinger remained in the
limelight in 1989 when she played Vicky Vale in the celebrated superhero film
Batman.

One of the
most popular Kim Basinger movies is the 1997 crime drama L.A. Confidential. Starring with Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey and Guy Pearce, Basinger won an
Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. Basinger also received
great praise for her performance in the acclaimed film <i>8
Mile</i> (2002).

Kim Basinger was nominated for a 2004 Saturn Award for Best Supporting
Actress with her role in the hit thriller Cellular.

Well-known television performances by Kim Basinger include:

From Here to Eternity (1980)

Vega$ (1978)

Dog and Cat (1977)

McMillan & Wife (1977)

The Six Million Dollar Man (1977)

Charlie’s Angels (1976)

Gemini Man (1976)

Kim Basinger was married to makeup artist Ron Britton from 1980 to 1988; and
actor Alec Baldwin from 1993 to 2002, by which she has a daughter.

Basinger has a love for animals and is a prominent animal rights campaigner.
She is a member and activist of the organisation People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals (PETA).

Domino Petachi

Domino Petachi first meets James Bond at
a health retreat in southern France where he posed as a masseur. Later, 007 runs
into Domino at her mistress’s charity ball event. Here, Largo faces off with
Bond in a deadly video game called Domination.

Agent 007 manages to outsmart Largo at his own game and wins a dance with
Domino where they perform an eye-catching version of the tango. During the
dance, Bond informs Domino that Largo was to blame for the death of her brother,
Jack Petachi.

James Bond is then invited to dinner aboard the Flying Saucer, Largo’s
luxury vessel. Here, Bond infuriates Largo by kissing Domino passionately in the
gymnasium. The yacht then travels to Palmyra, Largo’s retreat in North
Africa, where Domino is set to be sold by auction to Arab traders.

Agent 007 is shackled to a wall high up in a stone fortress, but is able to
make a dramatic get away. Using his laser watch to break out from his ancient
cell, he rescues Domino Petachi using a horse and they escape by diving into the
ocean.

The pair board a United States submarine and track down Largo’s underwater
lair, the Tears of Allah. Here, Domino eventually kills her master with a
spear gun. At the film’s end, Bond and Domino are seen relaxing in a spa.